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HHHHH PPP C x x EPCC and CCLRC Daresbury
H H P C C xx Laboratory are members of
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HPCx User Mailing 103 22 August 2006
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Contents
** HPCx Annual Seminar
** Course: An Introduction to HPCx
** HPC-Europa visitors programme: deadline for applications: 31 August
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Greetings--
HPCx ANNUAL SEMINAR
The fourth of HPCx's highly successful series of Annual Seminars will
take place on Wednesday, 4 October 2006, at the National e-Science
Centre, Edinburgh.
Speakers will include Paul Madden (University of Edinburgh), Nick
Hills (University of Surrey), Gernot Plank (University of Graz) and
Peter Knight (UKAEA). There will also be talks from IBM, EPCC and
CCLRC.
Registration is now open. For further information and to register,
please go here:
http://www.hpcx.ac.uk/about/events/annual2006/
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COURSE: AN INTRODUCTION TO HPCx
A one day course for new users of the HPCx service will be held at
Daresbury Laboratory on 28th September. The course will give a basic
introduction to all aspects of the service, including the hardware,
compilation, batch job submission, package availability and support
mechanism. While some emphasis will be placed on the issues that may
arise when migrating from the CSAR service, the course will be
suitable for all new users of the machine.
The course will be held in the Computation Science and Engineering
Department's Visualization, Meeting and Training (VMT) Room. Please
report to security (found opposite the site entrance), where you will
be directed to the venue. The course will start at 10.00 am with
coffee and tea available from 9.30. Attendees should note that there
is a lack of available terminals, and so to ensure that you can take
part in the practicals PLEASE BRING A LAP TOP.
To register, please go here:
http://www.hpcx.ac.uk/support/training/form.html
How to get to Daresbury Laboratory:
http://www.cse.clrc.ac.uk/about_us/where_we_are.shtml
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HPC-EUROPA VISITORS PROGRAMME: DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 31 AUGUST
This is an EC-funded programme of collaborative research visits with
access to Europe's biggest supercomputers. UK academics can
participate as visitors or hosts.
Main features of the programme:
- Minimal paperwork and bureaucracy
- Access to the best high performance computing systems in Europe
- Technical support and consultancy
- Scientific collaboration with a host researcher
- Travel and living expenses
- Logistical and administrative support
- Open to researchers of postgraduate level and up, in all disciplines
- Open to scientists working in all EU and Associated States
One of our HPC Europa visitors says: "The HPC-Europa programme gives a
possibility to obtain an access to very efficient computational
resources, as well as to start or continue collaboration during a
relatively short visit. What is more, the application procedure is
quite simple."
The deadline for applications is 31 August 2006, for visits starting
from mid-October 2006. For more information and online application
form please visit:
http://www.hpc-europa.org/ta.html
Please email access@hpc-europa.org if you have any questions.